So I walked into the tin shelter to find some bits of an egg shell on the ground. "Oh goodness did a new egg get eaten?" was my first thought. Then with further inspection I noticed on top of the nest box we built them in there, at the very corner of the box there was the splattered remains of an egg with some bits of shell too. Well that didn't make me feel much better. I know who did it too. Pip was looking like she was about to lay for two days with her wings drooped so I am sure it was her. Poor thing, this is her first year laying. Now I can only hope this won't be a habit thing and that this is just a first time mistake. Well on the bright side if she always lays eggs on the roost she will be a good free-range peahen.
